Georgia's youth are furious over the 'foreign influence' law passed by the parliament | DW News
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Published 2024-05-15
Young people in particular took to the streets to show their discontent. Georgia has officially been a candidate for EU membership since December. With the new law, however, a European future for the Caucasus country is hardly conceivable.
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00:00 Western nations denounce new Georgia law
02:12 Laura Thornton, Senior Vice President for Democracy from the German Marshall fund
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All Comments (21)
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Be free the people of Georgian, don't let Putin control you
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GO GO GO Georgia....
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Finally! Someone who did say why the law is problematic! I’d also add that the law enables the Government to launch an investigation on a pretext that anonymous source informed them that the NGO is not disclosing all of their income and costs. Under the investigation they can take all the equipment including private phones of the employees indefinitely. So when they don’t like a critical NGO they can bring them to a standstill.
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I'm 100% with Georgia's people!
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I am confused here. Here people are raging against the law requiring transparency on foreign financial support to NGOs. All these protestors and this entire report is about being concerned about European values. What? Is it not good to know such a thing? In case some media receives financial support from say China, is it not going to be worth knowing. I mean, come on, let Georgians decide for themselves. What is this sanctions threatening if the law is passed? Is it not an oppression on country who decides for itself? BTW, how are the EU accession processes are going with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. I guess the hype is over...
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How is foreign funding bans a problem?
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Does this law mean Georgian Dream will now disclose their connections to Russia?
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DW, I have been part of these protests since DAY 1 and let me tell you, it is not only the youth of Goergia who are protesting, persons as old as 90y.o have been part of demonstrations. The issue of the law is such that it truly transcends generation gap, every Georgian with shred of dignity and perception opposes this abismal clearly Russian law.
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Close to 10% of the total population actually hitting the streets to show opposition? Did I hear that right? That's very, very strong support. .
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Well done Georgians your voices are heard. Those in parliament who vite for this bill should be voted out at the next election.
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Stay strong. United People can't be defeat!
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Imagine calling for sanctions on your own country. Then wants people to trust your words
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Perfect analysis of the crisis in Georgia
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Punks ! I mean the government, not the protesters.
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Seems to be a trend, governments being dismissive of and refusing to listen to the youth.
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The russian bots are here in droves. Also, people who say other countrys have this kind of bill: Only Russia has this vague kind of bill and the georgian politician copied it. It can be abused by those in power, while other countrys just need know the who and what. If you still question the severity, ask yourself this: Can any "NGO" not backed by Russia actually work in Russia?
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Its anazing how much trouble Putin has brought to the world.
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Can someone explain to me why this law is controversial?
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I really don’t understand, why is it an issue if you have to register where your funding is coming from?
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I fear for a repeat of Ukraine… yet it is up to the Georgians
